Police in Baltimore said they are investigating after a 19-year-old hospital patient died days after a struggle with police and security officers in which a stun gun was used.Police officials said Thursday that officers were called to MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital on May 7 when the man became combative with hospital security. That's when police said an officer used a stun gun.Deputy Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said the man was breathing on his own when officers left, and the department didn't learn for days that he had fallen into a coma. Rodriguez said the department's Office of Internal Oversight is investigating the case.Police have not released the man's name and said he was initially taken to the hospital a day before the confrontation for treatment for emotional distress.The hospital released a statement late Thursday about the incident, saying, "Paramount to us at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital is the safety and well-being of our patients, as well as our staff. While information about the patient and the patient's treatment are protected by Federal patient privacy laws, there are sometimes circumstances that threaten the safety of our staff, which necessitate police intervention. As saddening as this case is, we must defer further questions to law enforcement."Meanwhile, the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences announced Friday that it will hold a community protest at 6 p.m. Monday at the hospital to demand justice in the case."There is a lack of transparency and far too many unanswered questions on the part of the Baltimore City Police Department and Good Samaritan Hospital in the murder of this young man," said Elder Cortly C.D. Witherspoon, Sr., the president of the GBSCLC. "We intend to be his voice from beyond the grave and cry out for justice in the case of his untimely murder. We are going to investigate and ask the tough questions and hold the right people accountable in this brutal act."

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Police in Baltimore said they are investigating after a 19-year-old hospital patient died days after a struggle with police and security officers in which a stun gun was used.

Police officials said Thursday that officers were called to MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital on May 7 when the man became combative with hospital security. That's when police said an officer used a stun gun.

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Deputy Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said the man was breathing on his own when officers left, and the department didn't learn for days that he had fallen into a coma. Rodriguez said the department's Office of Internal Oversight is investigating the case.

Police have not released the man's name and said he was initially taken to the hospital a day before the confrontation for treatment for emotional distress.

The hospital released a statement late Thursday about the incident, saying, "Paramount to us at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital is the safety and well-being of our patients, as well as our staff. While information about the patient and the patient's treatment are protected by Federal patient privacy laws, there are sometimes circumstances that threaten the safety of our staff, which necessitate police intervention. As saddening as this case is, we must defer further questions to law enforcement."

Meanwhile, the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences announced Friday that it will hold a community protest at 6 p.m. Monday at the hospital to demand justice in the case.

"There is a lack of transparency and far too many unanswered questions on the part of the Baltimore City Police Department and Good Samaritan Hospital in the murder of this young man," said Elder Cortly C.D. Witherspoon, Sr., the president of the GBSCLC. "We intend to be his voice from beyond the grave and cry out for justice in the case of his untimely murder. We are going to investigate and ask the tough questions and hold the right people accountable in this brutal act."